Faver, Dudley 2006-06-13
Dudley Faver talks about his experience in the pilot training program and his duties during the training. Also he discusses his service in the military after graduation and overseas experience. Lastly he shares his knowledge of advancement in the armed forces.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Dudley Faver
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Date: June 13, 2006
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 01:29:10
Abstract
Graduation; Intended to stay in the base as a flying instructor; Trip to San Francisco; Diagnosed in the hospital; Pearl Harbor incident; Setback of class; Instructed for single engine and twin engine; Navy’s new program; Army Air Corps; Instructor training; Competition after war; Condition of the instructing campus; Training program; Assignment of new job; Started working as director; Promoted to major; Duties as a director; Tornado experience; Advancement of flight training; Development in communication technology; Problems in instrument flying; Conditions of the instruments; Deputy Chief of Staff of operations; Other air bases; Alaska’s military expansion; Impression of the Russians; Incident with Russian Navy; Weather challenges in Alaska; Warming facility in Alaska; From Alaska to Texas; Fast change of weather; Equipments left on the islands of the Pacific; Briefings from Army and Navy; Connection with the Department of State; T-33 jet trainers; Early morning thunderstorm damaged the fabrics; Air crews; New jet bombers; B-29 replaced by B-47; Transition for the pilots; Fighter pilot and bomber pilot; Moved from Wichita, Kansas to Orlando, Florida; Training in Orlando; In-barracks inspection; 3500 personnel; Rapid advancement; Cuban Missile Crisis; Connection of Cuba with Russia; Called upon by the Pentagon; Frustrations came with the advancement; Overwhelmed by the assignments; Emergency leave; Serious problems; Personnel arrangement; Officers left in Europe; Rotation of assignment; Immediate advancement; Uniform way of advancement; Problem with quick advancement; Space program in the 60s; Interests of research branch of space program; General trend of interests in space program; Moved from director position to War College; 10 month program; Golf; Overseas experience; Moved to France in 1958; Germany and Morocco; Recovery for landing; Moved to airbase; Deployed Jupiter midrange ballistic missiles in Italy; Italian custom; Turkish attitude; Geopolitical situation; Back to the US; Went back to Amarillo’s training school; In charge of the school; Sent training teams to other school; Made sure students’ medical records in good status; Most difficult advancement in military ranking; Colonel to General; Criteria of becoming a General; Reasons for becoming a General; Process of advancement; Maintain certain amount of logged hours; 4 hours a month; Changes of positions in the military.
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